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Think time. Ross Burruel, a redshirt junior and offensive lineman on the USC football team, pays attention during an urban anthropology class. Each day, student athletes juggle practice and class, where they receive no extra benefits for the time spent representing USC during games.
Approximately 600 student athletes balance the demands of being a university student and NCAA athlete at USC
By JOANNA WU
Contributing Writer
att Spanos wakes up early in the morning to work out from 6:30 to 7:30. Then he has class from 8 a.m. until noon. After classes, he has lunch and then goes to football practice until 6 p.m. In the evenings, he has study hall and tutorials.
As a member of the USC football team, and selected as one of five student athletes of the month in September. Spanos does this just about every day, but professors make no exceptions for him.
There are approximately 600 student athletes at USC. Many of them often have to miss classes because of games or competitions, but are required to let their professors know
beforehand.
Joseph Hellige, vice provost for academic programs and dean of the graduate school, distributed a memorandum on Nov. 4 to faculty members about student athletes in classes. Hellige said he distributes this memo once or twice a year to direct faculty members to the Provost's Oversight Committee for Athletic Academic Affairs Web site.
"My sense is that the athletic department makes every effort to schedule competitions to minimize student athletes missing class, but
there are certain things that are out of their control,” Hellige said.
The Web site includes information on some of the issues student athletes face, university policies and information on whom to contact if faculty have concerns.
The academic progress of students is monitored by the Student Athlete Academic Services and accommodations are made for students who must miss class because of athletic competitions.
“Most of our student athletes are
I see AtNatM. page 14 I
Club closure impacts business
The temporary shutdown of the 901 Club has made area businesses see both a boom and drop in profits.
By REBEKAH SANDERS
Contributing Writer
Some local businesses have seen profits skyrocket while others have seen them plummet after the temporary shutdown of the 901 Club, on Oct. 28, and the recent closings of several other bars such as Margarita Jones.
Traditions, the university-owned bar in the basement of Commons that opened during the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, is one place that
has benefited.
It is one of the strictest local bars to get into because DPS officers station themselves every night at the door to check IDs. But that hasn’t dampened the weekday turnout.
One reason is that "Traddie’s," as regulars call it, is one of the few remaining establishments close enough that students can drink and still walk home.
Business Boost
Thursday nights at Traditions
— which is also open on Tuesdays. Wednesdays and game days — are always the busiest, said Chuck Reiter, a senior majoring in economics. Reiter is a bartender at Traditions.
But Tuesday, Nov. 2, the week just after the 901 Club closed, "was like Thursday. It was packed. ... We only had two people working the bar and it was crazy,” Reiter said.
"We were at capacity and there was a line at one point (to get in).... It was three rows deep at the bar,” he said.
Reiter said the bar at least doubled its usual profits that night. “The (901 Club) closing has definitely improved business,” he said.
“The only other time I saw that (number of people),” Reiter said, “was after a UCLA basketball game two years ago.”
Traditions’ manager, Kwai Fong, agreed and estimated a 30 to 60 percent increase in profits on Nov. 2.
“The week (following the 901 Club closing) was pretty good,” he said.
Fong said the bar is always packed with students on Thursdays and alumni fill it up on game days, but that he has not seen a “drastic change” in business, besides the previous Tuesday.
Some students said now that so few bars are open, people are shifting
I see Club, page 15 I
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Vol. CLIII, No. 64
WEATHER
Today: Sunny. High of 66, low of 47.
Tomorrow: High 71.low 49.
Lottery opens for bowl tickets
USC has 15,000 tickets reserved for the Orange Bowl and 32,000 on hold for the Rose Bowl.
By DANIELLE DATU and JENELLE THOMSON
Contributing Writers
The USC student lottery kicked off Nov. 17 and will end Nov. 30 for the football post season bowl game, but is limited to students with a spirit card.
The Ticket Office created the lottery in anticipation of USC participating in either the Orange Bowl or tht Rose Bowl; tickets are pneed at $125 for the Orange Bowl and iJjO for the Rose Bowl.
The lottery for the national championship game was necessary because the demand was way above the allotment of tickets, said Jim Haley, director of the Ticket Office.
USC has 15,000 tickets reserved for the Orange Bowl and 32,000 for the Rose Bowl, he said.
The provision requiring students to be spirit-card holders will be strictly enforced and students can only apply for a maximum of two tickets, Haley said.
Students must present a spirit card with a sticker on it, a punch card and a student ID for each ticket that they applied for if they are chosen in the lottery.
Ted Kaiser, a senior majoring in I see Lottery page 14 I
INDEX
The holiday movie season is about to descend on theaters nationwide. 7
Just say 'No" to plastic bags. The earth will thank you. 4
Newt Digest__2 Lifestyle------7
Upcoming-—2 Clsjsrfieds — IS Opinions-----4 Sports--------20
Thanksgiving: The Daily Trojan will resume publication Tuesday Nov. 30.

Think time. Ross Burruel, a redshirt junior and offensive lineman on the USC football team, pays attention during an urban anthropology class. Each day, student athletes juggle practice and class, where they receive no extra benefits for the time spent representing USC during games.
Approximately 600 student athletes balance the demands of being a university student and NCAA athlete at USC
By JOANNA WU
Contributing Writer
att Spanos wakes up early in the morning to work out from 6:30 to 7:30. Then he has class from 8 a.m. until noon. After classes, he has lunch and then goes to football practice until 6 p.m. In the evenings, he has study hall and tutorials.
As a member of the USC football team, and selected as one of five student athletes of the month in September. Spanos does this just about every day, but professors make no exceptions for him.
There are approximately 600 student athletes at USC. Many of them often have to miss classes because of games or competitions, but are required to let their professors know
beforehand.
Joseph Hellige, vice provost for academic programs and dean of the graduate school, distributed a memorandum on Nov. 4 to faculty members about student athletes in classes. Hellige said he distributes this memo once or twice a year to direct faculty members to the Provost's Oversight Committee for Athletic Academic Affairs Web site.
"My sense is that the athletic department makes every effort to schedule competitions to minimize student athletes missing class, but
there are certain things that are out of their control,” Hellige said.
The Web site includes information on some of the issues student athletes face, university policies and information on whom to contact if faculty have concerns.
The academic progress of students is monitored by the Student Athlete Academic Services and accommodations are made for students who must miss class because of athletic competitions.
“Most of our student athletes are
I see AtNatM. page 14 I
Club closure impacts business
The temporary shutdown of the 901 Club has made area businesses see both a boom and drop in profits.
By REBEKAH SANDERS
Contributing Writer
Some local businesses have seen profits skyrocket while others have seen them plummet after the temporary shutdown of the 901 Club, on Oct. 28, and the recent closings of several other bars such as Margarita Jones.
Traditions, the university-owned bar in the basement of Commons that opened during the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, is one place that
has benefited.
It is one of the strictest local bars to get into because DPS officers station themselves every night at the door to check IDs. But that hasn’t dampened the weekday turnout.
One reason is that "Traddie’s," as regulars call it, is one of the few remaining establishments close enough that students can drink and still walk home.
Business Boost
Thursday nights at Traditions
— which is also open on Tuesdays. Wednesdays and game days — are always the busiest, said Chuck Reiter, a senior majoring in economics. Reiter is a bartender at Traditions.
But Tuesday, Nov. 2, the week just after the 901 Club closed, "was like Thursday. It was packed. ... We only had two people working the bar and it was crazy,” Reiter said.
"We were at capacity and there was a line at one point (to get in).... It was three rows deep at the bar,” he said.
Reiter said the bar at least doubled its usual profits that night. “The (901 Club) closing has definitely improved business,” he said.
“The only other time I saw that (number of people),” Reiter said, “was after a UCLA basketball game two years ago.”
Traditions’ manager, Kwai Fong, agreed and estimated a 30 to 60 percent increase in profits on Nov. 2.
“The week (following the 901 Club closing) was pretty good,” he said.
Fong said the bar is always packed with students on Thursdays and alumni fill it up on game days, but that he has not seen a “drastic change” in business, besides the previous Tuesday.
Some students said now that so few bars are open, people are shifting
I see Club, page 15 I
I
Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912
INSIDE
How to win a Heisman: be Notre Dame, or beat Notre Dame. 20
dailytrojan.com
November 23, 2004
Vol. CLIII, No. 64
WEATHER
Today: Sunny. High of 66, low of 47.
Tomorrow: High 71.low 49.
Lottery opens for bowl tickets
USC has 15,000 tickets reserved for the Orange Bowl and 32,000 on hold for the Rose Bowl.
By DANIELLE DATU and JENELLE THOMSON
Contributing Writers
The USC student lottery kicked off Nov. 17 and will end Nov. 30 for the football post season bowl game, but is limited to students with a spirit card.
The Ticket Office created the lottery in anticipation of USC participating in either the Orange Bowl or tht Rose Bowl; tickets are pneed at $125 for the Orange Bowl and iJjO for the Rose Bowl.
The lottery for the national championship game was necessary because the demand was way above the allotment of tickets, said Jim Haley, director of the Ticket Office.
USC has 15,000 tickets reserved for the Orange Bowl and 32,000 for the Rose Bowl, he said.
The provision requiring students to be spirit-card holders will be strictly enforced and students can only apply for a maximum of two tickets, Haley said.
Students must present a spirit card with a sticker on it, a punch card and a student ID for each ticket that they applied for if they are chosen in the lottery.
Ted Kaiser, a senior majoring in I see Lottery page 14 I
INDEX
The holiday movie season is about to descend on theaters nationwide. 7
Just say 'No" to plastic bags. The earth will thank you. 4
Newt Digest__2 Lifestyle------7
Upcoming-—2 Clsjsrfieds — IS Opinions-----4 Sports--------20
Thanksgiving: The Daily Trojan will resume publication Tuesday Nov. 30.